Practical and Easy Application for Recognising Autistic Children's Symptoms Early on

Abstract

Autism can strike children at any time, many children who actually from an early age have experienced symptoms of autism but due to late identification, this disease is difficult to cure. The purpose of introducing the SDA-03 application is to introduce the characteristics of children who experience early symptoms of autism to parents or families whose sons / daughters are affected by autism, because it is very possible if one family is affected by autism, other families can also experience the disease. the same one. Autism must be recognized as early as possible, because recognizing it early will make it easier to take steps for handling and treatment. This application is in the form of software which contains a questionnaire consisting of 23 questions concerning the development of children aged 1 to 3 years. This service uses an hybrid model is online and offline with the methods of a) material presentation, b) discussion and 3) evaluation. This service activity involves 40 teachers. The introduction of the SDA-03 application provides an understanding for teachers and parents on how to deal with children with autism from an early age. After the SDA-03 socialization was carried out at the Yogyakarta City SLB school, the need for socialization on an even larger scale.